Genshin Impact, I'm Slime

Chapter 516 Immortality

Death has long been considered one of the taboo topics in Liyue.

People are reluctant to talk about life and death, as if once they say it, they will be marked by filth and karma, and then quickly lose some unspeakable luck.

This attitude has been passed down from generation to generation. Especially when the children of Liyue grow up to the age where they begin to develop a concept of life and death, the topic of "death" is always kept secret by adults, probably because they think this topic is indeed "unhealthy" or "will scare children."

The children's suspicion further gave rise to fear, as if death itself was a mysterious sacrificial ritual.

As the world changes, the essence of human nature seems to have never undergone any fundamental change. Death still hangs like a dark cloud over the head of every living being, making people daunting. As long as one is still human, it is difficult not to be afraid of death.

Therefore, the word "immortality" is too surprising for mortals. When Bubu Lu was first established, many people wanted to test how Bai Zhu pursued immortality and what realm he had reached. Rumors spread everywhere and everyone changed.

Some covet it, some oppose it, and some do not care about immortality at all, but are only concerned that the method of immortality may bring about troubles.

Bai Shu was in his house with his eyes on the street. He wanted to wait for the rumors to fade away, but his name had already been written down in the General Affairs Department's special attention list.

Fortunately, Bai Zhu was usually careful and attentive, and many patients took the opportunity to chat with him during consultations. As time went by, he used the patients' mouths to spread the news to the General Affairs Department and Liyue's top management, suggesting that his research had no malicious intent and that the experiment had made no progress.

Rumors are always strong, and Bai Zhu was a highly skilled doctor with impeccable moral character. After some pushing and pulling, he was finally able to avoid the spotlight and avoid having his shop closed down by the General Affairs Department.

After that, Bai Zhu still did not deliberately conceal his pursuit of the "elixir of life", but the people of Liyue just treated it as a topic of conversation after dinner. After all, among the alchemists and knights of Liyue throughout the ages, there were also many whimsical people who tried to seek the method of immortality.

Now that there is another Dr. Bai on this road, there is nothing to be nervous or taboo about.

But what the people of Liyue don't know is that Bai Shu's research is not without progress. Through Qiqi's zombie body, he has already vaguely touched the true boundary between life and death. What he lacks may just be a little bit of spiritual inspiration.

It's a pity that this little bit of spiritual light has trapped Liyue's ancestors, and also trapped Bai Shu. Bai Shu has climbed over one ravine after another that lay before him, but there is still a chasm ahead that seems to have no end.

Until a few days ago, the ashes that brought the dead back to life began to fall from the sky.

Bai Shu still remembered the Qianyan Army soldier he had dealt with. The soldier was pierced through the chest by a spear containing the power of the abyss. He lay on a stretcher, gasping for breath, and held Bai Shu's hand, begging the doctor to save him. However, he still died before dawn due to the severity of his injuries and the lack of cure.

Just as Bai Zhu ordered the staff of the General Affairs Department to carry the deceased out according to the rules and procedures, an almost warm fire ignited on the other's gradually cooling body, and death was completely driven away. This was a miracle that even gods could hardly accomplish.

In addition to medical books, Bai Zhu also read various ancient books that recorded methods of seeking the truth and immortality in his spare time. The method of "rebirth" was only preserved by Nata in ancient times.

This method has surpassed the gods and reached the realm of rules.

With the death of Emperor Rock King, the era of immortals will soon be over. Even if it means paying an unbearable price, Bai Shu must gain some information from this matter, otherwise his plan will be hopeless in his lifetime.

So after preliminary investigations and tests from all sides, Bai Shu finally set his sights on the golden-haired traveler who saved Liyue and the mysterious Famas.

Bai Zhu looked very bad due to the work in the medical room during the day and the high-intensity investigation at night. However, there was still a frightening light flashing in the depths of his golden snake pupils. He responded to Famas' question slowly and firmly:

"Qiqi was able to retain some memories of her past life because of her fate as an immortal. It's not easy for her to make friends now."

Bai Zhu's tone was quite regretful, but he cleverly turned the topic to resurrection. "There are many rumors circulating on the streets of Liyue now. People say that after the Emperor subdued the Great Demon, he could not bear to see the people suffer in his dying moments, so he used his last great strength to bring the dead back to the mortal world."

"It's a pity that the zombie's soul is incomplete, otherwise Qiqi could also be reborn with the grace of the Emperor."

Doctor Bai's tone was as gentle as the spring breeze, and it sounded like he was talking about interesting family matters, but his narrowed snake eyes were full of sarcasm.

The rumors circulating in the community must have been deliberately spread by the General Affairs Department to confuse the public.

Throughout the thousand-year history of Liyue, the Emperor has never demonstrated the authority related to resurrection. If the Rock God can really bring the dead back to life, then the Liyue Port today would probably no longer exist, and the tradition of the Lantern Festival would be out of the question. If those immortal kings who died in the turmoil could survive to this day, even the pattern of the continent of Teyvat would undergo earth-shaking changes.

"That's a pity indeed. After all, it's hard for Morax to die again, isn't it?"

Famas had no intention of clarifying the rumors. He nodded in agreement with Bai Shu's statement, but his words were full of ridicule for Zhongli.

"Um... Mr. Farmas, please don't make this public."

Bai Shu did not seem to expect that Famas had no respect for the Rock God. He blinked and could not help but remind him, "The Rock King is deeply respected by the people of Liyue, and the incense on the Jade Capital Terrace is burning day and night... The Emperor's Immortal Sending Ceremony is about to begin, and I'm sure you don't want to cause yourself any trouble."

"Um... OK, no problem..."

While Bai Zhu was speaking, Famas had already opened the oil paper cloth handed to him by the other party, picked up a piece of cake from the paper bag and threw it into his mouth.

  Considering that this Liyue sticky bean cake tasted pretty good, the boy chewed it while mumbling nonchalantly, "Doctor Bai, do you have anything else to do besides return the thank you gift?

There was no hint of impatience in Famas's question, but Bai Shu still shook his head obediently after hearing this, and showed an attitude of letting him go:

"No more. Thank you again to you and Mr. Zhongli for helping Qiqi."

Hearing Zhongli's name, Famas frowned slightly. Bai Shu, who was used to observing, smelling, asking and feeling, keenly noticed this change, but did not say anything.

Famas looked at the gentle Dr. Bai meaningfully, then turned around and left without any reluctance.

He did not intend to interfere with Bai Shu's career of immortality, because the worldview and values ​​of the immortal and short-lived species are completely different. Even though Famas was born as a human, the thousand years after becoming a demon god were enough to dilute his feelings and concepts as a human being.

The living have never experienced death, so they often fear it in their imagination. The dead have no time to feel it, and therefore bury the secret of death.

Baizhu is a doctor who saves lives and a warrior who snatches life from the hands of death, but in the final analysis, he is just a human being who has long witnessed but never experienced death.

Gods are incorruptible, but humans are mortal, so it is impossible for the two to reach a consensus on the theory of lifespan.

Short-lived humans are bound to feel a deeper attachment than immortal species in their limited lives. Over the past thousands of years, there have been countless humans who were unwilling to die. Some were smart, some were stupid, but all were extremely brilliant.

  　PV Vulcan has too many clothes. It's so hot in Nata, who is he protecting from with so many clothes? ! ! ▼▼

　　(End of this chapter)